Backed by numerous scientific studies, this timely resource discusses the dire state of American health due to poor nutrition choices based on cynical food politics and medical misinformation and reve
This comprehensive yet concise guide to the diagnosis and management of IBS is divided into four main parts: Overview, Diagnosis, Symptom-specific Treatment, and What's Next in IBS. Each chapter inclu
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Drewnowski (nutritional sciences, U. of Washington) and Rolls (nutritional sciences, Pennsylvania State U.) compile nine articles drawn from the 73rd Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop, held in Carls
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